Spatial joins are join operations that involve spatial data types and operators. Spatial access methods are often used to speed up the computation of spatial joins. This paper addresses the issue of benchmarking spatial ...

This paper focuses on the challenges associated with composing and pricing web services. We present the results of an online experiment, where subjects were confronted with a variety of choices and decisions relating to ...

Consumers need to feel they have control over the RFID infrastructure before they routinely trust its services.

Der Beitrag gibt einen Überblick uüer im Zusammenhang mit der RFID-Technologie auftretende Verbraucherängste und technische Möglichkeiten, diese zu adressieren. Er diskutiert die wesentlichen bis dato präsentierten technischen ...